JUST IN: A fire is currently ripping through several homes in Langa in Cape Town. Authorities say the Langa fire is currently out of control.
We have a fresh update on the status of repair work after the underground tunnel fire in Joburg. City Power is still making promises.
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It is not yet clear what caused the fire which gutted approximately 400 shacks at the Cemetery View informal settlement in Pretoria East.
A 75-year-old man’s vehicles was engulfed in flames while he was driving in Redcliffe, Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Police say the woman had previously threatened to set fire to her boyfriend’s shack in Missionvale, Gqeberha, during a spat
Both father and son were treated for minor injuries – and are part of a group of about 50 people from the building affected by the fire
The Greenhouse Bar in Sandton was gutted by fire on Saturday night and it was reported that there were no injuries or fatalities.
An eyewitness said he believes several patrons still had outstanding bills when a fire gutted The Greenhouse in Sandton, Johannesburg.
SANParks advised residents who live near the Table Mountain to keep their windows closed and washing inside on burn days.
Five bodies were found after Cape Town firefighters extinguished a blaze in Nonquebela Site B on Friday morning.
Motorists were warned to avoid the Chapman’s Peak Route due to a raging fire. Only emergency vehicles are allowed in.
Ramotse Primary School in Luka, North West was engulfed in flames on Saturday. Community members dubbed criminal activities as the cause.
Dozens of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggled Monday to stem a blaze that broke out in Kenya’s Aberdare national park at the weekend, as suspicions of arson emerged.
Three crew members on board a Nigerian oil vessel that exploded and sank last week have been found alive while seven were still missing, the ship operator said.
Authorities have given Carnival City an all clear to start operating again after a fire broke out on Saturday evening.
Is there a plot to target iconic key points? More arson is suspected after a fire was started inside the St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
Firefighters have been able to extinguish the fire that had engulfed the Carnival City hotel in East Rand on Saturday.
A woman and two young girls have died in a house fire in Vosloorus – after a candle was apparently left unattended during loadshedding.
The fire that ignited over the weekend in the Winelands reignited after extremely high temperatures on Monday.
Over 600 people have been displaced from their homes in Masiphumelele Cape Town. The area has once again been hit by a fire.
At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a night club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia’s West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with most dying after the venue caught fire.
The Waterkloof Air Force Base is the latest key South African landmark/institution to suffer damage and many are worried
Four helicopters are currently water bombing!
The heatwave has led to another Cape Town fire. Silvermine and several roads are now closed.
Pandemonium broke out on Friday morning when a fire started at the Durban China Emporium, resulting in money-grabbing and shots being fired